We wanted freedom, rights, and we wanted to be able to do whatever we want, when we want to. As teenagers, were constantly trying to get respect. We're trying to get respect because we look up to the adults in our lives. Unfortunately, we've spent years of rebellion trying to get freedom. However, since these adults are also our mentors, having freedom is ineffective in our lives. What we need is a firm hand, not adults who have given up caring because that's what we've said we wanted. We push adults away, but when we do that, that's when we need guidance and a mentor most. We need to realize having fun and doing whatever we want isn't going to get us anywhere in life.
At school, and in areas around our small city, there is a new program called UP. It is a program that focuses on knowledge about substance abuse, and what we can do to give teens other options. It does not, however, directly deal with attempting to stop drug use.
1) I understand that stopping drug use is an unreasonable goal, but it scares me that they've stopped trying completely, and that trying to deter drug use is no longer a main goal in society.
2) This program is likely to flop in our city because no one cares enough about it.
What happened to hope? What happened to perseverance? What happened to believing that we can make a difference?
We're the future, we need to step up.
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